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How Matt Wells and Texas Tech became a perfect fit
Texas Tech Red Raiders football coach Matt Wells’ winding path to Lubbock included a 3-9 season at Utah State, a presidential candidate’s uncle and a signature matchup against former USC coach Lane Kiffin.
DALLAS -- Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt didn’t expect to be home for the holidays. That wasn’t the plan.
The plan was always to see Texas Tech play Duke at Madison Square Garden, and then focus on the bowl game after Christmas. But after a five-game losing streak to end the season – and Kliff Kingsbury’s tenure at Texas Tech – a bowl game never came.
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